Month: November 2011

I photographed the rim of the fountain closing the lens way down. At the same time I tried to get some reflection in the water.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

I went back and photographed the fountain in broad daylight. I used a wide open lens and 1/1000 sec. exposure time to freeze the action. Notice the very shallow depth of field.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

Pick a fountain in your community and photograph it for a week. Go at different times of the day and use different f-stops and exposures times. You may “freeze” the water or not. You may under-or overexpose as well. You may photograph the entire fountain or just part of it. The main issue is to see you any change in your camera effect your image. One more thing, avoid the automatic on your camera except aperture priority setting. As always, enjoy your photographs.

I picked the fountain at downtown Merced. I shot this image with my 28mm Minolta MD lens that I connected to my digital body. This lens is about 30 years old and produces excellent images.

I have seen many homeless people in my life and still they somehow touch me. I have a great family, nice home, all the stuff that these people don’t have and still they make me think. What is important in life and what not?

Have a great and peaceful Friday!

This is also image that I could find almost in any city around the globe. Two ladies talking and taking care of the dog.

Enjoy and keep on photographing

This image reveals on the the cultural differences between the US and Germany. In Germany people drink in public and nobody cares. In the US people try to hide their addiction. Either they drink out of a brown bag or behind closed doors. This image reminds me of my first visit to the US. I bought a bottle of whiskey and the clerk wanted to put it in a brown bag. I said “thank you” and walked out of the store without the bag holding the bottle in my arm. After a while I started to wonder because everybody turned around and looked at me. I checked my zipper and found everything was okay. When I told my family they were just laughing!

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

People walking by each other – an experience that we all endure in life. When I looked at this image I thought about my neighborhood. I live in my current home for the last 12 years and I still don’t know all of my neighbors. Street photography makes me think, challenge me and create in me emotions.

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I decided to work another week on my street photography skills and I challenge you to do the same. I decided to go to a different place and since I was in Germany during the last two weeks I picked an inner city place and photographed people and their behavior.

The focal point in this image is the beggar. She was no face and she is kneeling. The people are walking bye in contrast to the kneeling beggar. The have no face either and they walk around her not paying any attention.

I decided to crop this image. Does it convey the same message or does the dynamic change?

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

Nobody cared that i was photographing except this little girl. She asked me to photograph her giving her grandmother a hug.

Have a great week-end and keep on photographing!

This gentleman is picking up a little girl. The man on the left is watching and so is Mom. I like the dynamic of this image, the relationships between the people and the little girl that is watched and hopefully well cared for.

Keep on photographing!